La première marche (No Contest)

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On his way to a rave in the Argentine Pampas, Martín takes refuge in a mysterious tavern after a strange accident. As night falls, paranoia and eerie visions blur reality, revealing lurking supernatural forces.

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Every day, Achraf is haunted by an imposing knight’s armor that follows him everywhere: to work, with friends, and even onstage as a drag king. Invisible to others, the armor grows harder to ignore, reflecting the pressures, fears, and inner battles that quietly shape his life.

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Determined to prove to his father that he is the city's most feared gangster, Alessandro sets out to rob a bar with his friend Joe. However, when they discover that it is a drag queen bar and that the star performer is Alessandro's father in drag, the night takes an unexpected turn.

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A court, a cell, awaiting a sentence. Two boys : Warda, a Lebanese refugee and Ange, a white delinquent. An attempted escape in the toilets sparks a manhunt, and the two fugitives, despite their different languages, try to imagine their fate together.

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Trans women boxers share their stories of gender euphoria, struggles, and resilience, revealing the powerful bonds they build through their shared practice of the sport.

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Najib, a reserved 16-year-old, spends his summer alone, absorbed in video games. When his elderly Algerian neighbor disappears, he secretly takes her apartment keys and uncovers traces of a vanished world. Through this quiet exploration, he begins to open himself to others and to islands on the verge of disappearing.

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Every day, Achraf is haunted by an imposing knight’s armor that follows him everywhere: to work, with friends, and even onstage as a drag king. Invisible to others, the armor grows harder to ignore, reflecting the pressures, fears, and inner battles that quietly shape his life.

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Get ready for Amantes, a sexy trope-bender that defies love triangles, calling for a new shape to lesbian relationships and in a softer tone of feminist discourse. Set in romantic Paris, this series of intertwined stories from an all-female cast is sure to open minds just as much as hearts. Ruby, podcaster for Everybody Wants to Say I Love You is driven by psychological feminist theories as she explores the complexities of relationships between women—although her devotion to work leaves her wife Gabrielle wanting. Then there’s Nour, a fun and passionate singer who cannot resist the level-headed, down-to-earth Camille; and let’s not forget the gorgeous throuple: Rebecca, Laura, and Ophelie whose polyamory puts a delightful spin on relationship milestones like meeting the parents and having children. More women surround these relationships—friends, exes, and interested parties—all of whom are navigating the “unconscious contract of commitment.” More than your typical rom-com, Amantes delivers a refreshingly light-hearted and vulnerable narrative that bears resemblance to The L Word when she meets Sex and the City and invites Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona to tag along for an hour and a half of steamy sapphic fun.

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Determined to prove to his father that he is the city's most feared gangster, Alessandro sets out to rob a bar with his friend Joe. However, when they discover that it is a drag queen bar and that the star performer is Alessandro's father in drag, the night takes an unexpected turn.

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Seaside La Ciotat, its cicadas droning, is a far cry from the battlefields of Ukraine. A distance that vexes 16-year-old Enzo, who is drowning in ennui. Drawn to danger, cavalier about consequences, he is convinced a dashing Ukrainian bricklayer is his ticket to a more audacious future. Enzo (Eloy Pohu) makes for an irksome masonry apprentice: he slacks off, scoffing at superiors. He seems engineered for his privileged life at his parents’ hillside villa, cooling off in the pool under an unrelenting sun. But, he bucks his parents’ high aspirations and boss’ low expectations, determined to be part of something that lasts. Equally determined to insinuate himself into the trajectory of his 20-something colleague, Vlad (Maksym Slivinskyi). While Enzo must debate which vacation to take, Vlad is torn epically between a newfound Frenchness and wartorn Ukraine. Vlad becoming a romantic and narrative ideal Enzo will do anything to attain. Dying in the midst of Enzo’s creation, auteur Laurent Cantet passed the baton to longtime collaborator Robin Campillo (120 BPM), who encapsulates the fascinating ambiguities of sexuality, class anxiety, and valour. Situating them amongst the half-built shelters and ineffable ruins of our time.

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A court, a cell, awaiting a sentence. Two boys : Warda, a Lebanese refugee and Ange, a white delinquent. An attempted escape in the toilets sparks a manhunt, and the two fugitives, despite their different languages, try to imagine their fate together.

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A 'sissy devil' explores the depths of internet intelligence by conducting an 'advanced search' on an outdated search engine. Meanwhile, a female artist sketches her destiny.

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In a rigid manor where everyone conforms, a woman receives an orange, a fruit she has never seen before. This discovery transports her into a forested world of sensual fluidity where she must choose between returning to her old life or embracing a new, transformative way of being.

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The city is Paris, the year is 2014, and same-sex marriage has recently been legalized in France. Céline and Nadia—both in their thirties—decide to get married and start a family (via insemination) but as pioneers of lesbian parenting, they quickly discover how far from equality they actually remain. A remarkable debut from Alice Douard, Des preuves d’amour (Love Letters) explores the trials of lesbian parenting, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments to help ease the tension of unrelenting obstacles. While most would agree that one can never truly prepare for parenthood, Douard’s film shows the barriers that a lesbian couple must overcome—to name a few, there’s mandatory marital status, adoption papers for the non-gestational parent, and fifteen letters of attestation from friends and family (PS–they can’t all be lesbians!). Though these demands compound an already overwhelming milestone, Céline (Ella Rumpf) and Nadia (Monia Chokri, Les amours imaginaires) persist, enduring character judgments and microaggressions as they navigate through the endless bureaucratic hoops that no heterosexual couple would have to surpass. But the most significant challenge for Céline will be to reconnect her estranged mother Marguerite—a famous concert pianist who’s currently in Paris for a tour—from whom Céline needs a letter.

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In the near future, Dove, a gender fluid person, discovers the powers and perils of their Inkwo (Indigenous medicine) while defending the living against a horde of ravenous monsters, testing their courage, resilience, and connection to the Earth.

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The dangers of the past come in many forms. Two estranged Mi’kmaw siblings confront old animosities in an ancient forest, both in desperate need of healing. In their quest to rid themselves of the lingering evil that haunts them, they encounter the trail of their ancestors—and of their former selves. Mise’l (Blake Alec Miranda) is working a grueling shift when the jukebox warbles to life and an ominous presence from their childhood reveals itself, still capable of inflicting its wounds. Desperate, they seek out their younger brother, Antle (Forrest Goodluck). A task that requires them to part from their supportive partner and return home after many years away. Begrudgingly, their brother agrees to the journey, worried for his daughter’s safety if he does nothing, and they set out on a time-spanning mission. Elders are consulted. Strange creatures stalk them. Kinship is tested. The two heading deeper and deeper into nature at its most nurturing, and most menacing. From Bretten Hannam, the Two-Spirit L'nu filmmaker behind 2021’s acclaimed Wildhood (Opening Film I+N34, 2021), this is a ghost story of the highest order—equal parts eerie and edifying, and utterly unforgettable.